AHLS Tox-Medic

Service Description

The AHLS for Tox-Medics course is designed for paramedics, flight nurses, and their medical directors. This 4-hour course is for current AHLS Providers who want to further their knowledge with an operations-level course. This course takes a hands-on approach to the Poisoning Treatment Paradigm™ and other fundamentals learned in the AHLS Provider course. You must be a current AHLS Provider to take this course. Participants of AHLS for Tox-Medics will be better able to: - Describe the role of decontamination in the treatment of patients who have suffered potential chemical, biological, radiation, or nuclear exposure. - Understand the properties of chlorine gas and its production of symptoms. - Describe the procedure for administration of hydroxocobalamin to a patient with suspected exposure to hydrogen cyanide who has severe signs and symptoms. - Recognize and discuss the pitfalls of the administration of nitrites and thiosulfate in house fire victims. -Recognize the treatment priorities of patients with traumatic injuries, with radiation or nuclear exposure.